The VPN Renewal Price Alert

Most VPN deals are about the first term. The renewal price is what you pay after that. Once a month we send a one-page sheet with each provider's intro price, renewal price and money-back period, each figure dated with a link to the provider's own page.

What you get

  • One email a month, plus occasional guides
  • A one-page sheet: intro vs renewal price and money-back period per provider
  • Every figure dated, with its source link

Sample sheet (this month's figures)

US$ prices from each provider's own pricing page. Prices change; check the provider's page before you buy.

Sample Renewal Price Alert sheet
ProviderIntro priceRenewal priceFirst 24 monthsMoney-backSources
NordVPNUS$3.49/mo, billed US$94.23 for the first 27 months · Basic, 2-year plan (+3 months) = 27 months prepaidUS$139.08/year (US$11.59/mo equiv.) after month 27 · Basic, 2-year plan (+3 months) = 27 months prepaidUS$94.23 total (one upfront payment covering 27 months) · Basic, 2-year plan (+3 months) = 27 months prepaid · effective US$3.49/mo over the plan30 daysPricing page, checked 11 Nov 2026 · money-back source, checked 11 Nov 2026
SurfsharkUS$2.49/mo, billed US$67.23 for the first 27 months · Starter, 2-year plan (+3 months) = 27 months prepaidUS$79.00/year (US$6.58/mo equiv.) after month 27 · Starter, 2-year plan (+3 months) = 27 months prepaidUS$67.23 total (one upfront payment covering 27 months) · Starter, 2-year plan (+3 months) = 27 months prepaid · effective US$2.49/mo over the plan30 daysPricing page, checked 11 Nov 2026 · renewal source, checked 11 Nov 2026 · money-back source, checked 11 Nov 2026
Proton VPNUS$3.49/mo, billed US$83.76 for the first 24 months · VPN Plus, 2-year plan = 24 months prepaidUS$83.88/year (US$6.99/mo equiv.) after month 24 · VPN Plus, 2-year plan = 24 months prepaidUS$83.76 total (one upfront payment covering 24 months) · VPN Plus, 2-year plan = 24 months prepaid · effective US$3.49/mo over the plan30 daysPricing page, checked 11 Nov 2026 · money-back source, checked 11 Nov 2026
CyberGhostUS$2.19/mo, billed US$61.32 for the first 28 months · 2-year plan (+4 months) = 28 months prepaidUS$61.32/year (US$5.11/mo equiv.) after month 28 · 2-year plan (+4 months) = 28 months prepaidUS$61.32 total (one upfront payment covering 28 months) · 2-year plan (+4 months) = 28 months prepaid · effective US$2.19/mo over the plan45 daysPricing page, checked 11 Nov 2026 · money-back source, checked 11 Nov 2026

Total cash paid in the first 24 months (US$)

USD, checked 11 Nov 2026. What a new buyer pays in months 0–24: a plan prepaid for 27 or 28 months counts its full charge; a 1-year plan counts year one plus one renewal. Sources: NordVPN, Surfshark, Proton VPN, CyberGhost.
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Total cost in the first 24 months, with plan length
ProviderFirst 24 months
NordVPNUS$94.23 total (one upfront payment covering 27 months) · Basic, 2-year plan (+3 months) = 27 months prepaid · effective US$3.49/mo over the plan
SurfsharkUS$67.23 total (one upfront payment covering 27 months) · Starter, 2-year plan (+3 months) = 27 months prepaid · effective US$2.49/mo over the plan
Proton VPNUS$83.76 total (one upfront payment covering 24 months) · VPN Plus, 2-year plan = 24 months prepaid · effective US$3.49/mo over the plan
CyberGhostUS$61.32 total (one upfront payment covering 28 months) · 2-year plan (+4 months) = 28 months prepaid · effective US$2.19/mo over the plan

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